George Skivington provides injury update on Gloucester and Wales star Louis Rees-Zammit
George Skivington provides injury update on Gloucester and Wales star Louis Rees-Zammit
On Friday night, the Cherry and Whites will play Saracens in Round Three of the 2023–24 Gallagher Premiership.

After two rounds of competition, the Cherry and Whites are ranked third in the Gallagher Premiership leaderboard. Last weekend, they narrowly defeated Newcastle Falcons 18-14 away and Harlequins 29-28 at home. The league campaign has begun with a pair of losses to Bath Rugby, 25-16, and Exeter Chiefs, 65-10. In stark contrast, Saracens, who still have players like Owen Farrell, Jamie George, Maro Itojoe, Billy Vunipola, Elliot Daly, Ben Earl, and Theo Dan away with England, are playing in the third and fourth play-offs of the Rugby World Cup on Friday night.
Although the exhausted Saracens might be exposed, Gloucester’s director of rugby, George Skivington, stated he expects the London team to provide another tough challenge. “I anticipate a big response from them, and they weren’t awful against Bath,” he remarked. Bath’s roster is extremely star-studded, so I expect them to be competitive—plus, they don’t have many players absent. It should be a great Friday night for Sarries.
“In one way or another, we are also lacking a great deal of players. A good number of people are still missing, and four young men will be participating in the Rugby World Cup on Friday night.
From that perspective, I believe all teams are currently being put to the test, but Saracens have a historically good team.
Superstar winger Rees-Zammit is among those out for Gloucester due to a slight injury, which is believed to be to his shoulder. He is expected to miss the Round Three match as he continues to heal from the blow he sustained during Wales’ October 14 quarterfinal loss to Argentina.
But Skvington hinted that Rees Zammit’s comeback to the team won’t be far off. He declared: “He has a bang, but it’s not a big one. He has been here this week, but I won’t push him or bring in any of our foreign players before they are prepared to leave. Even if it’s just a small bump, I’ll make sure it’s correct before reintroducing him. While it is not too horrible, it is sufficient to ensure that we do it correctly.
Scrum-half While Scottish international center Chris Harris started at Kingston Park, Stephen Varney, who had been on Italian duty, came off the bench against Quins. While Jonny May is still with England for one more weekend, the Argentine trio of Matias Alemanno, Santi Carerras, and Mayco Vivas are still involved with the Pumas over in France.